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The Geography of Phytochemical Races

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130 3 After the Ice<br />

Fig. 3.2 Map <strong>of</strong> northwestern<br />

California and southwestern<br />

Oregon showing the Klamath<br />

area. Arrows represent general<br />

dispersals from the refugial area<br />

characterized by higher ploidy levels (3n and 4n). <strong>The</strong>se observations are consistent<br />

with the origin <strong>of</strong> A. discoidea from A. cordifolia in the Klamath region, with subsequent<br />

radiation accompanied by polyploidization and simplifi cation <strong>of</strong> fl avonoid<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>i le.<br />

Arnica spathulata Greene is a largely diploid, serpentine endemic <strong>of</strong> the Klamath<br />

region thought by Wolf and Denford (1984a) to have arisen from A. discoidea. <strong>The</strong><br />

fl avonoid pr<strong>of</strong>i le <strong>of</strong> A. spathulata, which is a subset <strong>of</strong> the A. discoidea pr<strong>of</strong>i le, is<br />

concordant with that origin. <strong>The</strong> much more uncommon tetraploid form <strong>of</strong> this<br />

species has a simpler fl avonoid pr<strong>of</strong>i le, again suggesting that radiation from the<br />

center <strong>of</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> these taxa is accompanied by an increase in chromosome number<br />

and fl avonoid-pr<strong>of</strong>i le simplifi cation. Arnica venosa H. M. Hall, also a diploid, is the<br />

most restricted species in this set, with a range that includes arid sites in western<br />

Shasta County and eastern Trinity County, California. <strong>The</strong> fl avonoids identifi ed<br />

from this species represent a subset <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>i le <strong>of</strong> A. discoidea, from which it is<br />

thought to have arisen. Possible hybrids between A. discoidea and A. venosa have

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